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Adrenal insufficiency in acute oral opiate therapy

Opiate drugs such as morphine are in extensive use for pain relief and palliation. It is well established that these drugs can cause changes in endocrine function, but such effects are not always sufficiently appreciated in clinical practice, especially in relation to the hypothalamic–pituitary–adre...

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Autores principales: Policola, Caterina, Stokes, Victoria, Karavitaki, Niki, Grossman, Ashley
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Bioscientifica Ltd 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3965279/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24683482
http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/EDM-13-0071